[Publib] "Used" books?

[Daniela Yew]

At my library we don't do it all the time, but during certain times of the
year as part of our in-library use survey.

Daniela

On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Monica Williams <liquidsilver9 at att.net>wrote:

>  Hi All,
>     The library I work in does not have such a system. I have mentioned
> that it would be very helpful especially in the children's department where
> books are found in the most interesting of places. I suggested taking carts
> and painting them an eye catching color and putting lots of signs around the
> room. My suggestions so far have been to no avail.
>        One of my local libraries does have carts parked in various
> locations where the books can be left after perusal. I think it is a much
> better system and is part of the reason why their collection looks nice and
> neat.
>
>                                                        Monica
>
> -------------- Original message from Sharon Foster <fostersm1 at gmail.com>:
> --------------
>
>
> > In many (perhaps most?) academic libraries, there are signs requesting
> > patrons to please *not* reshelve books. There are at least two
> > reasons: making sure the books get reshelved correctly; and tallying
> > the books that get used in the library, not just the ones that get
> > circulated. Have any public libraries ever tried this? I realize it
> > requires some additional effort up front, but it might also save time
> > later--for both patrons and staff--when trying to find a book that got
> > reshelved incorrectly.
> >
> > Sharon M. Foster, 91.7% Librarian
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